Christina Aguilera Explains Album

Christina Aguilera has ditched her upbeat pop style in favour of a more angst-ridden sound.

Christina explains, "A lot of my past is in this record. What I was going through on tour, what's in my head about everything, about my personal life."

"It's like an open book; a storybook, from beginning to end. I'm telling a story."

The album, which is due out this autumn, tackles backstabbing friends on "Fighter," the ghosts of domestic violence in "Twisted Lullaby."

She says, "I have a lot of aggression in me that needs to come out in a not very precise or articulate way. I turn to music because of my past and needing a release to get out anger, frustration or hurt. This album was like therapy."